CVE-2015-4167 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel before version 3.19.1, specifically within the udf_read_inode function, impacting various Canonical and Debian Linux distributions. This flaw allows local users to trigger an OOPS (kernel panic) by presenting a malformed UDF filesystem, stemming from improper validation of length values leading to incorrect data representation or integer overflow. With a CVSS score of 4.7 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C), it requires local access and medium attack complexity to achieve a complete denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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